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| There are spaceships in the Bible |
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| There are Spaceships in the Bible
We were taught a few years ago that Ezekiel chapter one was describing spaceships and that even God had a spacecraft in which His throne was transported around the earth and heavens.
This teaching was very beguiling, at the time, considering all the crop circles, eye-witness accounts of seeing UFOs, books, movies and seemingly inexplicable phenomenon. We could sure use some biblical proof to ease our confusion. However; this teaching only adds to the confusion of what is true. In truth, the first chapter of Ezekiel is one of the most beautifully symbolic descriptions in the Bible of God’s glory carried throughout time by His servants, the believers of His truth. Symbolism and parables are used to make the message from our Heavenly Father timeless.
In Ezekiel 1:1 it states that Ezekiel (the strength of God) saw visions of God when the heavens were opened. Just as in Revelation 4:1, when John could see into heaven and see (spiritually) God.
Ezekiel 1:4: Ezekiel looked and saw a whirlwind (a great rushing or tempest) coming out of the north (hidden or secreted for God's use), a great cloud (covering a wide area) and a fire infolding itself, (truth and glory of God). Out of the midst of this fire (God's glory and truth) came the likeness of four (worldwide, as in the four corners of the earth) living (spiritually) creatures (people). Every one had four faces (to uphold or stand to face) and four wings (overspreading, an army). Their feet were straight (not wavering from their stand) and they shone like burnished brass (tried and purified by the glorious Truth of God). They were united and went straight forward (didn’t stray from the truth).
In verse 10, their four faces are described as the face of a man (all mankind who are believers) the face of a lion (kinship of the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ), the face of an ox (breaking forth or plowing with truth) and the face of an eagle (widespread in carrying the truth and glory).
In verses 13-21, the living creatures had appearances like burning coals of fire, lamps, lightning, wheels, sides and rings that had many eyes. Revelation 5:6.. having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. Wheels are symbolic of rolling along or carrying the truth. Ezekiel 1:20..for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
In verse 24, we are clearly told that the wings (overspreading) made noise (God’s Word) like the noise of great waters (God’s people) as they speak the truth and stand for it. The symbolic meaning of the words in Ezekiel chapter one are not meant to be taken literally any more than when they are used spiritually elsewhere in God’s Word.
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